“READY” Has New Meaning

Career READY gets new life, providing A&M-San Antonio students with monetary support for real-world work experience.

The Texas A&M University-San Antonio announced the renewal and enhancement of the Career READY Program, enabling work-study eligible students to be paid $15 per hour at traditionally unpaid, off-campus internship sites across the San Antonio area and remotely.

“This year, we received $200K to award students – the highest amount we’ve been given in any one year of this 3-year program,” said Mysti Frazier, Assistant Director for Internships at the Mays Center for Experiential Learning and Community Engagement.

Student and Community Impact

Many students have already benefitted from participating since its inception in December 2020. Since then, 48 student participants have made significant work contributions for 42 employers while gaining invaluable real-world work experience. A&M-SA provided this program to 26 students for the Fall 2022 semester and is excited to offer similar opportunities to eligible students in the Spring 2023 semester.

“[Career READY] helped me narrow down what I want to do after I graduate college. It taught me what it takes to succeed in my chosen career field,” said Gabriel Manjarrez, a senior A&M – SA student majoring in Kinesiology. “The program has helped me connect with people I may not have connected with alone. The program put me in a position to succeed!”

Program Availability

Career READY is coordinated with the Mays Center for Experiential Learning and Community Engagement, the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, Human Resources, all academic colleges, and several community employers. Our partners and employers continue their commitment to providing students the opportunity to “learn and earn” during their internship experience, to be READY for their field of work. Product The program will reopen in the spring of 2023. For this and other internship programming and resources from the Mays Center, please visit our website to review the application qualifications and guidelines starting January 3, 2023.